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" Life would be pretty boring if I didn't explore. It's about letting my ears take me on an adventure to soak in everything I can. "

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" I love to play. That's always been my passion. "

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" My only time off is when I'm sleeping. "

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" From the food to the Mardi Gras Indians to the brass bands and the second liners parading through the street, Jazz Fest presents New Orleans in one place. "

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" In New Orleans, people are still influenced by one another. You got these bands that play every week on Frenchmen Street, and on their breaks, they might go see the reggae band that's right next door. You might get the musicians from the reggae band to sit in with the brass musicians. Everyone is having fun. "

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" We had a bunch of instruments around the house. Like, I played different instruments, trumpet, bass, drums, piano, all that, but whatever I could get my hands on. "

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" We really practice music and work really hard. Sometimes we'll leave at six in the morning, and we started at three the day before. "

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